Facebook groups help users communicate around common interests, whether those interests are business-related or just for fun. Anyone who creates a Facebook group can select whether the group is public or private, moderate member contributions and add current Facebook friends as members. If someone added you to a group but you no longer want to receive notifications or participate in the group in any way, you can unfriend or "leave" that group in just a few clicks.

Step 1

Log in to Facebook and locate the Groups section in the sidebar of your Facebook homepage.

Step 2

Hover your mouse pointer over the group you want to leave, click the pencil-shaped "Edit" icon and select "Leave Group." If the group name does not appear in the Groups section of the homepage sidebar, click the "More" link to view the full list of your group memberships and go on to the next step.

Step 3

Locate the group name you want to leave, click the adjacent pencil-shaped "Edit" icon and select "Leave Group."